Named after the Sanskrit word for compassion, the Boom Karuna Project was conceived in 2014 with the intention of sharing a part of Boom’s revenues with the local Idanha-a-Nova community. 

The Boom Karuna Project (created in 2014) was born as a way of redistributing part of Boom Festival's profits to support humanitarian, environmental and social causes, both locally and internationally.

Today, 1% of our EBITDA is donated to external organisations aligned with the core values of the organisation.

To date, the Boom Karuna Project has contributed around €250,000 to a wide range of initiatives.

SUPPORT IN 2025

• Idanha-a-Nova firefighters: environmental and humanitarian action
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): humanitarian mission in Gaza
• Oxfam: humanitarian mission in Gaza
• Ocean Alive Foundation: protection and regeneration of marine ecosystems
  
  

CONTINUED SUPPORT SINCE 2014

• AERID: support for children with physical disabilities
• Associação Viola Beiroa: preservation of the region's musical heritage
• CERAS – Wild Animal Recovery Centre: support for the construction of a wildlife hospital and the reintroduction of animals into their natural habitats
• Associação Kosmicare: harm reduction and psychedelic science
• Fundação Álvaro Carvalho: medical care for the elderly in Portugal's rural interior
• LAFIV: Community association of Idanha-a-Velha
• Sementes do Interior: Educational project in Idanha-a-Nova
• Idanha-a-Nova firefighters
  
  

SUPPORT IN SÃO TOME And PRINCÍPE

We supported the Association Missão Dimix. Young children were introduced to the concept of recycling waste that is washed up onto the shores of the African island nation of São Tomé & Príncipe. 

Once collected, recycled plastic was transformed into bricks to be used in construction after they were processed by a plastic recycling machine. 

A total of five days were spent working with children, teaching art through recycling and learning how waste can be used as a resource. From making baskets to growing vertical gardens from old plastic water bottles in which seeds were planted for aromatic plants - local children and adults learned new ways of using waste as a resource.

The Karuna Project continues to be a crucial strategy for promoting social sustainability. We’ll keep you posted about projects we support via our newsletters, so do please stay connected to learn more about this plan.